On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division) announced an expansion of the nonpublic review process for draft registration statements. This expansion aims to...more
Wilson Sonsini's 2024 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report provides in-depth analysis on 33 initial public offerings (IPOs) completed by U.S.-based technology and life sciences companies in 2024 with deal values exceeding...more
Beginning May 28, 2024, the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer securities transactions will be one business day (T+1) following a trade instead of two business days (T+2), which has been the standard since 2017....more
On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared effective a registration statement for Pershing Square SPARC Holdings, Ltd., which is contemplating a unique variation on the traditional...more
If U.S. congressional leaders are unable to resolve the current federal budget standoff, it is expected that much of the federal government, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), would shut down soon...more
SEC Proposed Rule Release 33-11048: Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections -
On March 30, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a series of rules and amendments...more
On April 12, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a joint statement by John Coates, Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, and Paul Munter, Acting Chief Accountant, which provides...more
In light of the dramatic upswing in the use of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued several public statements highlighting concerns and issues...more
On December 22, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the proposed rule change filed by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) allowing companies to sell new shares and raise capital in direct listings....more
U.S. House of Representatives Passes the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act -
On November 23, 2020, the Division of Corporation Finance published CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 10, Disclosure Considerations for...more
Directors, officers, and other company insiders often receive a meaningful portion of their overall compensation through equity awards. As these awards vest, these insiders may seek to liquidate some or all of their...more
In May 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) three proposals to adopt new listing requirements for Restrictive Market companies and address certain audit...more
In light of the continued market uncertainty caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) have tolled compliance periods for certain of their...more
On September 10, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against 13 officers or directors and 15 major shareholders of publicly traded companies for violating Section 16(a), Section 13(d), and/or...more